IN AUGUST 1999, QWEST DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA); THE CLEAN WATER ACT'S (CWA) SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN REQUIREMENTS; THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (SIPS) AND CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) REQUIREMENTS. VIOLATIONS AT 410 FACILITIES WERE CORRECTED. REMEDIAL ACTIONS INCLUDED NOTIFYING LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES OF THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, PREPARING SPILL PREVENTION PLANS, APPLYING FOR PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT OR INSTALL STANDBY GENERATORS, MAINTAINING RECORDS FOR APPLIANCES CONTAINING MORE THAN 50 POUNDS OF REFRIDGERANT, AND REPAIRING REFRIGERANT LEAKS FROM HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.